Disclaimer: I do not own the X-men or any rights to any other marvel characters. I do not profit from the solicitation of said heroes or villains and sadly I most likely never will. However I wont let that deter me, I will continue to write as long as you continue to read so here you go with the next exciting installment.
The Jet returned to the institute and Cordelia helped Rachel from her seat. She met Storm at the entrance to the Hangar who showed them to their rooms while David and Scott began to unload everything from the jet. With Jean carrying multiple bags telekinetically, Piotr loading up on bags, and Logan also lending a hand, The moving process progressed rather quickly. Before long everything had been moved to the proper rooms and David headed to his to begin gathering his own things as he was moving to the new teachers wing. Not having much to move only some clothes boots and a few other belongings David finished rather quickly before heading to the cafeteria for lunch.
"Hey sweetie, glad you made it back in one piece how are you?" Jubilee asked excitedly as David entered the cafeteria.
"Hey Jubes, not so good. How have things been on this end?" David asked mentally exhausted.
"Just as crazy as the past few weeks with all of the new students. What's wrong?" A concerned Jubilee inquired.
"Well between the flying being much more boring than I thought, there was also the moving process, Rebecca is not a big fan of being a mutant, I almost killed a guy and Rachel wont talk to me." David summarized the days events.
"Wait, go back. You almost killed a guy? David you cant just say something like that and then move on so casually. How the hell did you almost kill a guy? Please tell me it was accidental." Jubilee said shocked at what David had told her.
"Yea Jubilee it was accidental, it was actually Santa claus he put the brakes on in his sleigh while I was tailgating in the jet." David shot back sarcastically.
"Can you please not joke right now and tell me what happened." Jubilee half asked half stated.
"Long story short. He shot at Rebecca for being a mutant I stopped it. He then shot at me, I blew half of his hand off and then practically stood on his throat. Now Rachel hates me she wont talk to me or even look at me." David finished sadly as he prepared his lunch.
"That doesn't sound that bad I have seen Logan do worse." Jubilee said truthfully as she sat at the table watching David. "Why wont Rachel talk to you?"
"I guess everything I did to the guy, or maybe the anger in my eyes or voice. Something scared her, She called me a villain." David answered grievously
"Oh David I'm sorry that must have been hard." Jubilee said walking up to him and laying her head on the back of his shoulder.
David turned around and wrapped his arms around Jubilee. "Yea it was rough but I'll figure something out." He then said his chin resting on the top of her head.
"I think I may have an idea!" Jubilee jumped in excitement hitting David's chin.
"Ow, Jubes."
"Sorry"
"So what's your idea?" David asked stepping back and rubbing his chin hoping it was a good one.
"We just have to prove to her that you are still a hero." Jubilee answered happily.
"How do we do that?" A very interested David asked.
"Leave that to me." Was all Jubilee managed to say before she sprung from the room.
David smiled at the energetic teen that he knew would probably be the death of him and he couldn't be happier that it was her. He knew that when it came to his well being that Jubilee's ideas were usually great ideas. So instead of following her and questioning it further, he just finished his lunch and would see the end result later.
After running from the room Jubilee headed in the direction of the old teachers wing which was now being used to house more students. After finding the room she was looking for she knocked and a young girl around 9 years old with pink hair and wings appeared through a portal that had just been created.
"Jesus, Megan you scared me. Why didn't you just open the door?" Jubilee asked her hand clutching her shirt over her heart.
"Sorry miss Jubilee, I didn't mean to scare you." The young pixie like girl replied softly.
"Please just call me Jubilee, I am not one of the teachers. Can I ask you something?" Jubilee asked.
"What is it miss Jubilee?" Megan asked her.
"Just Jubilee, stop calling me miss. You know professor Alexander right?" Jubilee asked although she knew the answer.
"Yea, he saved me from that place where they kept giving me shots. I like professor Alexander. He's a nice man, not like those men in the white coats." Megan replied beginning to ramble on in her admiration.
"Great Professor Alexander's sister is here and she would like you to tell her all about how he saved you." Jubilee lied even though it was for a good cause.
"Where is she?" Megan asked eager to recount the story.
"Uh, actually I don't know I forgot to ask. Umm... Kitty! Hey. You don't know what room David's sisters are staying in do you?" Jubilee asked the brunette teen as she spotted her walking past the hallway.
"I don't know the room number but it's the last room to the right before you enter the new teachers wing. They are sharing a room and I guess David's mom didn't want them far from her room." Answered Kitty.
"Thanks Kitty your the greatest. Follow me Megan." Jubilee said before starting a brisk walk in that direction that Megan couldn't keep up with.
"Miss Jubilee why cant we use this?" Megan asked as she created a portal when jubilee turned around.
"Can you take people through with you?" A nervous Jubilee inquired.
"I sure can!" The younger girl happily replied.
Jubilee held the girls hand and cautiously stepped into the portal and in a split second she was on the other side standing next to the pink haired smiling girl. She looked around and realized they were just outside of the new teachers wing. She found the door Kitty had informed her of and knocked quickly. A few moments Later Rebecca opened the door.
"Rebecca wow, you look way cool!" Jubilee said after seeing the girls catlike appearance.
"You think so, Thanks Jubilee!" Rebecca replied happily.
"How is everything going?" Jubilee then asked.
"Well it is nice to know I don't have to hide here. Come in we are just getting our things put away." Rebecca said opening the door fully to allow Jubilee entrance.
"Jubilee!" Rachel screamed as she ran to Jubilee nearly knocking her over. "I missed you. Wait my brother is not with you is he?" She then asked fear edging its way into her speech.
"Your professor Alexander's sister? Your brother is really cool!" Megan interjected after seeing another girl close to her age.
"My brother is mean!" Rachel said back to the girl.
"Na uh, he rescued me." Said Megan.
"Really?'' Rachel's eyes changed from angry and scared to curious. "How?"
"These bad people took me away from my mommy, they wouldn't tell me why. I was stuck in a small room for a long time. They came everyday and took me away to tie me to a table. They stuck me with needles and took my blood from me. Professor Alexander came one day and beat up the bad guys. He unlocked my room and carried me out of there. There were a lot of kids my age he saved all of us. I like him he is really nice. After my mommy didn't want me no more he bought me ice cream before bringing me back here. He told me all about this place full of really cool people just like me." Megan said finally stopping to catch her breath.
"My brother did that? He really hurt a man today. It was scary." Rachel told the girl.
"Was it a bad man?" The girl asked inquisitively.
"Yea he had a gun it was really loud. He tried to shoot my sister. David stopped it. I guess he is not so bad but man was it scary." Rachel explained.
"But he saved your sister, like he saved me and the others. he is a good guy." Megan said before asking. "What's your name?"
"I'm Rachel. What's your name?" Rachel in return asked the girl that looked up to her brother the way she used to.
"My name is Megan Gwynn. But people call me pixie. I think its because of my wings." The girl said back beginning to ramble again.
"Wow cool. Can you fly?" Rachel asked.
"Sure can." Pixie said as she bean to flap her wings and she lifted off of the ground. "I can do this too." Pixie then added as she opened a portal flew through it and came out on the other side of the room."
"Awesome I wish my powers would hurry up. My brother got his a long time ago and my sister just got hers."
The two quickly became friends and Jubilee smiled and decided she should leave them be. She then headed to find David again. She rounded the hallway leading away from the teachers wing as David was currently in his new room in the teachers wing. He left his room to go get his mini fridge along with the last of his things. He exited the teachers wing and rounded the corner where Pixie and Rachel came through a portal laughing.
"Hey pixie Making new friends I see." David smiled at the girl who stopped to talk to him every chance she got.
"David, you are a superhero." Rachel said as she ran up to him and hugged his waist.
"I didn't act like one today and I am sorry Rachel. You see even superheroes sometimes have a temper and I lost my cool today. I shouldn't have done that, I'm sorry" David said as he picked his sister up in a hug.
"But David you saved us. George would have hurt us. He was always nice why did he become bad?" Rachel asked saddened by the thought.
"Well Rach sometimes people don't understand things and they get frustrated like you do when you have trouble with your homework. Mutants are like your homework we are complicated and people get scared of us. Its a natural instinct that they defend themselves from people they think will hurt them." David tried his best to explain.
"Are you saying mutants are bad? But your not bad." Rachel asked.
"No mutants are not bad. People are just scared of the bad ones and they think we are all bad. That's why I fight the bad people so that one day we might be able to live together happily with other people. I want you to grow up in a world where it is ok to be what you are. George was just scared that's why he did what he did. One day people will realize that we are not going to hurt them. That's why I joined the X-men. To be a good guy. If I let you in on something do you promise not to tell any of the other students?" David then asked.
"I promise Dave, please tell me." Rachel asked frantically.
"My superhero name is Karma." David told the girls quietly.
"Why Karma? That's a weird name." Rachel said confused.
"Logan gave it to me, you know the big hairy scary guy. He says its because I am an unstoppable force that controls the balance of energies." David informed the girls.
"Wow that's a cool name professor." A smiling pixie added.
"Well thank you pixie I am glad that you approve." David replied.
"I don't get it." Rachel said confused.
"Look girls as much as I would love to explain this to you I gotta move some of my stuff. You girls have fun. Stay out of trouble, and Pixie keep your portals on the mansion grounds." David said making his escape before he got stuck there all day.
"Yes David." Said Rachel.
"Bye Professor Alexander." Pixie then replied before opening another portal and the girls disappeared again.
David then made his way down the hall and rounded the corner to the stairs to go up to his old room. As he reached the top of the stairs he recognized the scent he had grown to love so much. He headed toward the smell and it began to grow stronger. He stopped at the end of the hallway and was able to now hear her footsteps approaching his location. As she rounded the corner David hid behind he grabbed her and lifted her into the air.
"David, you Jerk! What did I tell you about doing things like that!?" Jubilee screamed nearly rupturing his ear drums.
"That I shouldn't scare the people I love. And god do I love you, your idea was brilliant!" David said spinning Jubilee around in a circle before putting her back down.
"I take it you ran into Rachel. I knew if anyone could convince her you were still a hero it would be her." Jubilee replied smiling up at her now overjoyed boyfriend.
"Your a genius Jubes. But what were you doing up here?" David then asked.
"Looking for you. I didn't know you were moving your stuff today." Jubilee replied
"Yea well I figured why not get all of the moving done in one day. Sneaking you in and out of my room at night will be harder in the teachers wing though." David said a little troubled.
"I know I wish the Professor would just accept it." Jubilee remarked a little saddened as well.
"I really don't think Chuck has much of a problem with it anymore. He just doesn't want the newer students seeing it."
"Yea he already wont let me take your class. You know favoritism and all that." Jubilee remarked while grabbing on to David's arm and walking back towards his old room.
"He's not letting you take my class?" David asked surprised.
"God David have you not even looked at your roster?" Jubilee asked.
"No isn't that what the first day of School is for? Getting to know your students." David more stated than asked.
"Your definitely far from an ordinary teacher." Jubilee smiled at David.
"This school is far from an ordinary school." David replied as he smiled back.
The two continued on to David's room where he grabbed his last few items and handed them to Jubilee. He then grabbed his mini fridge and made his way back out of the room before shutting the door to it for the last time. Once they got to his new room David set down his fridge and began putting away the rest of his clothes with assistance from Jubilee who insisted on refolding all of his clothes after he put them away.
"Jubilee they are fine." David said getting angry about the fact she kept going behind him and fixing everything.
"David, I love that you take the time to fold your clothes and not let them get wrinkled. But you sure do suck at it." Jubilee shot back.
"Does it really bother you that bad?" David asked.
"Like there aren't things about me that bother you?"
"Well there is the snoring thing and now your clothing OCD." Replied David as he got up and sat on the edge of the bed and watched Jubilee continue to fold his clothes.
"David, I do not snore." Jubilee said back slight anger on the edge of her tongue.
"Please, you snore louder than Logan." David laughed knowing he was getting under her skin.
"You better be joking." Jubilee demanded.
"Not one bit." David lied.
"Ugh your such a jerk." Jubilee said as she threw one of his shirts at him.
The two continued to set up David's room before joining everyone for dinner. David was still not used to how full the cafeteria became now that the institute was crawling with new mutants. David sat down to eat with his normal group, Cordelia sat with Jean and Storm, Rachel sat with Pixie and David noticed Rebecca sitting by herself. He got up from his seat and walked over and sat down with her.
"What's going on Rebecca?" David asked his sister. "Why aren't you making friends these people are going to be your new classmates."
"Would you want to be friends with me David, Look at me." Rebecca said sadly.
"Becca of course I would." David responded.
"That's only because your my brother." Rebecca then stated.
"No its because you are an intelligent smart funny..." David started before Rebecca finished for him.
"Freak."
"Hey, We don't use that word here. Your not a freak Becca you are a mutant. If the rest of the family is any indication, a powerful one. But that still doesn't change who you are." David said encouragingly before adding. "Come with me."
Rebecca followed David back to his table where he pulled a chair out for her and told her to sit. "Now eat, talk, these are good people. If for one second you feel judged, I will walk back to your table with you and we will eat, just the two of us."
Rebecca began to eat silently while David took his seat a few chairs down. Nothing was said for a few moments and David began to get worried.
"Hey it's Rachel right?" Kitty asked the girl.
"Uh Rebecca, Rachel is my sister." Rebecca answered softly.
"Right, sorry. Its been a while since the last time you were here. I see a few things have changed. I like your eyes." Kitty said looking at the slanted cat like pupils.
"Really?" Rachel asked in disbelief.
"Yea they are really awesome." Bobby then added causing Rebecca to blush which did not go unnoticed by David.
"Umm Thanks." Rebecca then said still slightly nervous.
"Can you do anything with your tail?" Piotr asked.
"I can move it a little, but I think its more for just show than actual use." Rebecca said beginning to open up a little.
"When did your powers first start to show?" Kitty joined back in.
"A month and a half ago. It started with small changes like my ears started to get pointy. Then I noticed I was faster and better at doing things in gym class." Rebecca explained as if she had known the other students for years.
The Conversation continued for the rest of dinner and David smiled happily to himself. After dinner was over David rejoined his sister.
"See Becca people will not judge you here. These people have been situations like you they know how it feels to be different." David said as he grabbed her tray for her before emptying it.
"Yea but these are your friends David, Of course they would be nice to your sister." Rebecca said falling back into her slump in an instant.
"There is someone I want you to meet." David replied as he knew what she needed to see.
David took her to the elevator and pushed the button to call it to their floor. The Elevator soon arrived and David then pressed the sub basement button. After the elevator stopped once again. The siblings departed and David led her to Hank's lab.
"Rebecca, This is Hank McCoy. What do you see when you look at him. Be honest." David said as he entered Hanks lab unannounced and immediately put Hank on the spot.
"Uh are you sure I should?" Rebecca asked nervously at the sight of the blue mutant.
"Relax Becca part of Hanks mutation is that he doesn't have feelings, so you cant hurt them." David joked and winked at Hank.
"Ok, well I see a giant fuzzy blue gorilla like creature." Rebecca said now that she thought she couldn't hurt his feelings.
"Exactly." David said barely able to contain his laughter as Hank played along. "What I bet you would never guess in a million years is that this giant furball is a licensed medical doctor, has a doctorate in genetics, and a double doctorate in Chemical engineering. He is also a huge fan of Shakespeare and once you get past his nerdy side he is actually one of the nicest people you will ever meet." David said noticing Rebecca's eyes get big.
"Dr. Henry McCoy, You are Rebecca if I remember correctly." Hank stated as he extended his hand to the girl.
"Yea Rebecca Alexander its nice to meet you." Rebecca said taking the blue hand. "Did you turn blue when you got your powers?"
"No my dear I actually had a very ordinary appearance. An experiment progressed my mutation into what you see now." Hank answered as he took his glasses off and placed them into the pocket of his lab coat.
"You see Rebecca, It does not matter what you look like you are among friends here and if you give them the chance to get to know you. I think you will see you have nothing to worry about. Being a mutant is nothing to be ashamed of. In fact its the opposite you should be proud of the things that set you apart, the things that make you different. Chuck calls our powers gifts for a reason. Its up to you whether to control your gifts or let them control you." David explained to his sister hoping she took his words to heart.
"Would you mind if I came back here Mr. McCoy? I would like to talk to you about your powers. But its getting kind of late." Rachel asked while a yawn made its way forward.
"Not at all my dear. My door is always open, I only hope that you will not enter as your brother did." Hank said as he smiled and extended his hand again. "It was a pleasure to meet you Rebecca."
Rebecca took his hand again before smiling herself. "It was nice meeting you too, Mr. McCoy."
David then said goodbye to Hank and made his exit from the lab. They made their way back to the elevator in silence as Rebecca thought about the blue mutant and how much she couldn't wait to talk to him again. David then walked her back to her room where he said goodnight and retired to his own room.
Shortly later David heard a knock on his door before it slowly opened and the strong scent of bubblegum filled his nostrils.
"Hey sweetie." David said not bothering to turn his head and look.
"I see your senses still haven't faded." Jubilee's voice rang out in the dark room. "I wasn't sure if I should come or not. I got here and your lights were already off."
"Sorry this has pretty much become an every night thing I just assumed you would come. I'm glad you did." David replied as he felt Jubilee's weight join him on his bed.
"How did everything go with Rebecca?" Jubilee asked changing the subject.
"I think it went great, I took her to meet Hank. I think after seeing another Mutant with fur she really felt more comfortable." David explained.
"That's good Rachel and Pixie have become pretty much inseparable. I just had to tell them to wait till tomorrow for a sleepover. After everyone had a long day with all the moving I figured the last thing everyone needed was those two keeping them awake." Jubilee said after laying her head on David's chest and draping her leg across his own.
"Good idea. I know I couldn't deal with that right now." exhaustion filled David's voice as he began rubbing Jubilee's back softly. "Can you believe school starts back Monday?"
"Ugh don't remind me." Jubilee said as the light massage began to relax her and she could feel her eyes getting heavy.
David sensed the slowing of her breathing and heartbeat and he knew he was losing her to the darkness. "Goodnight Jubilee." He said before kissing the top of her head and then enjoyed the comfort of his own pillow to put another long day behind him.